With Training From 23 World-Class Institutions, Dr Eberechukwu Uneze, An Economist, Is Global Knowledge Icon

If there are knowledge icons in the world, Dr Eberechukwu Uneze, a former Executive Director at Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) will be at the top of the list.

Dr Uneze, who just turned 50 in June this year, is the perfect portrait of a pragmatic intellectual who personifies knowledge.

After acquiring a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Imo State University, a Master’s degree in Economic Management and Policy from the University of Strathclyde, and a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Kent, Dr Uneze was not done.

He wanted to be a leader and sought to acquire the right knowledge through executive programs at renowned global institutions in the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Italy, France and Switzerland.

Dr Uneze, who hails from Amakohia Ubi, Owerri West LGA, Imo State, attended 23 world-class institutions where he studied and acquired certificates in Global Executive Leadership, Social Business, Board Leadership, Impact Investment and the Effective Use of Power, among others.

He has also received professional training from institutions such as: the Lagos Business School; Institute of Directors (IOD), London, UK; International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie), Manila, Philippines; The Evaluators’ Institute, George Washington University, United States and Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), Accra, Ghana.

He has worked in the private and public sectors where he helped to build capacities as consultant and trainer.

He has published more than 30 articles and other publications, and is widely recognised as one of the development thinkers in Africa.

He is a regular contributor to international policy seminars on Africa’s progress and prosperity.

He has attended approximately 50 conferences worldwide and is a member of several prestigious institutes and organizations in Nigeria and overseas.

He is a Nigerian economist with a global footprint who’s inspiring a generation of youths to excellence. He is a motivation to those who aspire to conquer the world through knowledge and skills.

The search for knowledge has taken Dr Uneze to the following global knowledge centers:

1. Yale University, School of
   Management : Global Executive Leadership Program USA 2024
2. London School of Economics Purpose and Profit: The Essentials of
   Social Business UK 2024
3. Columbia Business School Corporate Governance Program:
   Developing Exceptional Board Leaders USA 2024
4. University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management: Executive Leadership Program Canada 2024
5. Oxford University, Saïd Business School: Impact Investing Programme UK 2024
6. London School of Economics: Sustainable Finance and Impact Investing
   UK 2023
7. MIT, Sloan School of Management: Leading Strategic Change USA 2023
8. International Institute for Management Development, IMD : High Performance Boards Switzerland 2023
9. Rice University, Jones Graduate School of Business :The Leadership Accelerator USA 2023
10. Stanford University, Graduate School of Business: The Effective Use of Power USA 2022
11. Dartmouth College, Tuck School of Business: Leadership and Strategic Impact USA 2022
12. London School of Economics : Achieving Leadership Excellence 2021
13. University of Michigan, Ross School of Business: The Positive Leader: Deep Change and Organisational Transformation USA 2019
14. Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management :The Leader Within USA 2019
15. INSEAD : Advanced Asset Management France 2018
16. Columbia Business School : The Emerging Leader USA 201
17. University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School: High-Potential Leaders: Accelerating
    Your Impact USA 2018
18. University of Chicago, Booth School of Business: Essentials of Effective Management USA 2017
19. London Business School : Strategic Investment Management 2016
20. Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government: Leading Successful Social Programs: Using Evidence to Assess Effectiveness USA 2015
21. Duke University, Sanford School of Public Policy: Budgeting and Financial Management
    in the Public Sector USA 2013
22. University of Bologna, Centre for International Development Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation of Complex Development Programmes Italy 2013
23. Laval University Development Policy Modelling, and Poverty Measurement and AlleviationCanada 2011